CA2875846C - Systeme et procede d'exploitation d'un puits de remplissage ou d'extension pour la recuperation de bitume in situ - Google Patents
Systeme et procede d'exploitation d'un puits de remplissage ou d'extension pour la recuperation de bitume in situ Download PDFInfo
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- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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Abstract
Un procédé est présenté pour linjection dun solvant dans une réserve de bitume dun puits. Le puits est situé adjacent à au moins un puits de drainage par gravité activé par vapeur dans la réserve de bitume et comprend un puits intercalaire ou un puits périphérique. Le procédé comprend linjection dun premier solvant dans la réserve de bitume du puits, où une région de la réserve de bitume à proximité du puits est à une première température. Le procédé comprend également, à un moment ultérieur lorsque la région de la réserve de bitume est à une deuxième température supérieure à la première température, linjection dun deuxième solvant dans la réserve de bitume du puits, où le deuxième solvant a un point débullition supérieur à celui du premier solvant et le premier et le deuxième solvants sont fonctionnels pour réduire la viscosité du bitume dans la réserve.
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| CA2875846A CA2875846C (fr) | 2014-12-22 | 2014-12-22 | Systeme et procede d'exploitation d'un puits de remplissage ou d'extension pour la recuperation de bitume in situ |
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| CA2875846A CA2875846C (fr) | 2014-12-22 | 2014-12-22 | Systeme et procede d'exploitation d'un puits de remplissage ou d'extension pour la recuperation de bitume in situ |
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| CA2875846A1 CA2875846A1 (fr) | 2015-03-04 |
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| US10487636B2 (en) | 2017-07-27 | 2019-11-26 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes |
| US11002123B2 (en) | 2017-08-31 | 2021-05-11 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation |
| US11142681B2 (en) | 2017-06-29 | 2021-10-12 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes |
| US11261725B2 (en) | 2017-10-24 | 2022-03-01 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systems and methods for estimating and controlling liquid level using periodic shut-ins |
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| CA2998938A1 (fr) * | 2017-03-17 | 2018-09-17 | Conocophillips Company | Systeme et procede de recuperation acceleree de solvant |
| WO2018223210A1 (fr) * | 2017-06-08 | 2018-12-13 | Cscu Petrotech Corporation | Injection de vapeur et de co2 (sci) |
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| US11142681B2 (en) | 2017-06-29 | 2021-10-12 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes |
| US10487636B2 (en) | 2017-07-27 | 2019-11-26 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes |
| US11002123B2 (en) | 2017-08-31 | 2021-05-11 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation |
| US11261725B2 (en) | 2017-10-24 | 2022-03-01 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systems and methods for estimating and controlling liquid level using periodic shut-ins |
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